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# Alaveteli documentation

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  This is the documentation for Alaveteli,
  an open source Freedom of Information platform
  created by <a href="https://www.mysociety.org">mySociety</a>.
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## New to Alaveteli?

You've found the documentation for Alaveteli.

* Learn about the project at [www.alaveteli.org](http://www.alaveteli.org).

* Read [Turbo Transparency](/assets/files/Turbo-Transparency-v1.0.pdf), a paper about how and why to use Alaveteli for Freedom of Information systems

* Read the [Getting Started guide]({{ page.baseurl }}/docs/getting_started/)

**The documentation covers
[installing]({{ page.baseurl }}/docs/installing/),
[customising]({{ page.baseurl }}/docs/customising/), and
[running]({{ page.baseurl }}/docs/running/) your own Alaveteli site.**

If you're making changes to the source code, we have
[documentation for developers]({{ page.baseurl }}/docs/developers/) too.

If you are an organisation who wants to use Alaveteli in your jurisdiction, or a developer who is interested in collaborating on the software, please
[get in touch]({{ page.baseurl }}/community/).